Liz is staying with her grandmother in her old house in the woods of northern Minnesota when one night a noise awakens her. It is someone calling her name, calling for Elizabeth. Liz opens her eyes. There is a blue ghost in her room! What does the ghost want from her? This exciting mystery by Newbery Honor writer Marion Dane Bauer is perfect for first chapter-book readers.

Rick Brant moved with infinite care. With one hand he adjusted the focus of his microscope, while with the other he brought the sharp glass tip of the pipette into view. He released his thumb for a fraction of a second and let a drop of blue fluid flow into the field of view.

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During a visit with her grandmother in her quiet house in the Minnesota wood, a young girl hears someone calling her name and discovers a blue ghost in her presence, but despite being frightened, Elizabeth's curiosity gets the best of her as she trie

Move over, Christmas Carol—here’s a new holiday ghost story! It's Christmas Eve, and Kaye’s family is on the way to her grandmother’s house in a swirling snowstorm. Suddenly the car hits a patch of ice. It slides across the road and skids into a snow-filled ditch! Through the car window, Kaye spots a light in the woods. Its glow leads her and her parents through the blizzard. They find a warm cabin and a kindly old woman named Elsa. And Kaye finds something else—a green ghost who needs her help! Newbery Honor–winning author Marion Dane Bauer spins a third spooky tale to complement her previous stories, The Blue Ghost and The Red Ghost.

All students can learn about setting using a classic mystery passage written at four reading levels. Symbols on the pages represent reading-level ranges to help differentiate instruction. Provided comprehension questions complement the text.

"Is it possible to love after death?" "Yes, for all eternity." Two ghosts haunt a lonely forest, but they have each other. After becoming good friends, one of the ghosts finds themself falling in love with the other, while also struggling with their existence and fading memory. They slowly grow closer to each other, not knowing if they can even stay together.